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I let lasers power my smart home – and I don't want to go back
Wireless charging is a game changer for the smart home.
For the past year, a Wi-Charge transmitter in my ceiling has been shooting infrared lasers at a photovoltaic panel on the specially modified Alfred DB2S smart lock on my back door, keeping its battery hovering at 100 percent. I want the benefits that come with battery-powered connected gadgets like smart faucets and shades: voice control, schedules, hands-free operation — without having to spend a day every month recharging or replacing batteries. While we weren’t able to independently verify the safety claims, I still have my sight and have had two Wi-Charge transmitters in my house for a year now — one for the Alfred lock on my back door and the higher-power R1HP model in the ceiling of my bathroom, powering an electric toothbrush charger.
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